Rotary display stand



Dec. 11, 1934. J E H|NE$ 1,984,343

ROTARY DISPLAY STAND Filed April 6, 1932 I nvenio 7' JOY-on E.H7 ?w s, a z 5 H y j fl ays Patented Dec. 11, 1934 UNITED STATES 1,984,343 ROTARY DISPLAY STAND John E. Hines, Saugus, Mass., assignor to Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company, Boston,

Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts I Application April 6, 1932, Serial No. 603,537

3 Claims.

This invention relates to display stands and the object is to provide a simple construction of stand to be made of sheet material such as cardboard and which, if desired, may be caused to rotate slowly as in the breeze from; an electric fan to display thegoods thereon.- While not limited thereto, I have provided a stand comprising a plurality of sections adapted for differential rotation. Conveniently the construction is such that the stand may be shipped in knock-down condition and readily assembled without the use of tools.

My invention will be well understood by reference to the following description of a single illustrative embodiment thereof shown by way of example in p the accompanying drawing,

whereinz- Fig. 1 is a central vertical section through the stand;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view scale. I

In the example of my invention shown in the drawings I have illustrated a stand comprising two sections adapted for differential rotation. For convenience I will first describe the upper section. Herein this section comprises a top disc 5 of suitable heavy cardboard having a central opening in which may be inserted the flanged cup '7 providing a bearing permitting the disc to rest on the upper end of an upright spindle 9. Other discs 11 and 13 are suspended from the disc 9 and are provided with suitable openings through which the spindle freely passes. These other discs are herein shown as suspended from disc 5 and positioned relatively thereto by a suitable number, herein three, of substantially radially extending sheets 15 of cardboard of relatively large area so as to form sails permitting the structure to be revolved by the breeze, for instance, that from an electric fan as shown diagramon a smaller matically in Fig. 4. To assemble the discs and 19 as provided with a downwardly extending tongue 21 adapted to enter from above a suitable opening in the body of disc 5 inwardly from the base of slot 17. It will be seen that the disc 5 in the example of the invention shown and the load thereon is directly supported from the spindle while the load on the discs 11 and 13, as, for instance, the cans indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4, tend to hold the tongue 21 engaged with its slot.

The lower section shown embodies a disc 23 having a central opening provided with a bearing 25, herein the form of a metal eyelet, adapted to cooperate with a suitable bearing on the spindle, herein the upper surface of the base 27. A second disc 29 is threaded over the spindle and supported from disc 23 by means of the sail-forming sheets 31 similar to the sheets 15. The discs and sheets are, as in the previous case, mutually let into one another, but herein I have shown the slots in the sheets 31 as provided with downwardly projecting tongues adapted to enter from above slots in disc 23 and upwardly projecting tongues 35 adapted to enter from below slots in disc 29. ported from its bearing while the load on the disc 29 tends to hold both tongues engaged.

In the example of the invention shown the two sections taken together have a generally conical outline. This illustrates a differential construction since due to the difference in sail area of the sheets 15 and 31, differences in loading or difference in the direction of the actuating air current, a differential movement of the two rotary sections is thus provided for.

It will be seen that, with the exception of the supporting spindle, all the parts are simply stamped out from cardboard or the like and that the parts may be shipped flat and readily assembled without the use of tools or particular skill at the point of use.

Iam aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and I therefore desire the present embodiment to be considered inall respects as illustrative and not restrictive; reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A rotary display stand constructed of sheet material comprising a plurality of discs, one having a bearing for supporting it on a spindle and one or more others having openings to pass the The disc 23 is directly sup- 2 spindle and substantially radially disposed sailforming sheets common to the set of discs, the discs and sheets being mutually let into one another and the sheets supporting said other discs from the said one disc, there being also a tongue and slot connection between each sheet and a disc, the tongue of which extends in a generally up and down direction so that a load on the discs tends to hold said section engaged.

2. A rotary display stand comprising a supporting disc having an opening, a bearing cup received in the opening whereby the disc may rotatably rest on a spindle, one or more other discs having openings to receive the spindle, means for suspending said other discs from the first comprising sail-forming sheets, the discs and sheets having slots whereby they are mutually let into one another, and means for interlocking the sheets and at least one of the discs to prevent separation of the same.

3. A rotary display stand comprising a supporting disc having an opening, a bearing cup received in the opening whereby the disc may rotatably rest on a spindle, one or more other discs having openings to receive the spindle, means for suspending said other discs from the first, comprising sail-forming sheets, the discs and sheets having slots whereby they are mutually let into one another, and means for interlocking the sheets and said first disc comprising a tab on the upper edge of the slots in the sheets adapted to engage from above an opening in the disc.

JOHN E. HINES. 

